"four-year-old doug is driving his parents crazy with all his questions. he asks why everything is the way it is, then why things aren't some other way. his parents might be comforted to know that such questioning is characteristic of: "

I think the right answer is "increasing the ability to reason". The questioning of the things that surround the environment of the child during the first years of childhood reflects the cognitive development of the infant and increase the capacity for reasoning. The more this process is stimulated, the greater the development.

I hope my answer can help you.

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